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Table 1 Effects of altered precipitation intensity on production carbon of total nematodes and trophic groups with and without N addition

From: Body size induced changes in metabolic carbon of soil nematodes under N deposition and precipitation regime change in a temperate grassland

N addition

Precipitation intensity (mm)

Nematodes production carbon

BF-C

FF-C

PP-C

OP-C

ng C per g dry soil

Nem-C

N0

0

250.39 ± 29.94

207.38 ± 30.73

1.34 ± 0.74

3.56 ± 0.49

38.10 ± 4.13

 

2

416.74 ± 47.28

317.82 ± 47.92

2.72 ± 1.80

6.00 ± 1.15

90.20 ± 5.41

 

5

351.03 ± 32.80

241.11 ± 29.96

4.71 ± 1.49

21.50 ± 4.05

83.71 ± 35.06

 

10

592.28 ± 65.57

333.28 ± 5.93

21.48 ± 1.26

54.93 ± 3.38

182.60 ± 58.84

 

20

1013.34 ± 78.39

181.27 ± 22.18

24.00 ± 3.66

52.32 ± 9.22

755.74 ± 102.56

 

40

1200.74 ± 97.59

1106.39 ± 82.25

23.21 ± 3.77

35.96 ± 5.85

35.19 ± 16.35

N10

0

79.76 ± 12.97

20.57 ± 3.01

2.33 ± 0.53

8.29 ± 2.05

48.57 ± 14.56

 

2

76.67 ± 10.00

11.32 ± 1.00

1.57 ± 0.27

17.61 ± 2.30

46.17 ± 11.59

 

5

180.69 ± 25.87

19.97 ± 4.72

4.91 ± 1.39

2.79 ± 0.99

153.00 ± 24.83

 

10

77.97 ± 7.48

30.48 ± 3.84

0.14 ± 0.14

2.40 ± 1.47

44.95 ± 6.27

 

20

717.97 ± 233.16

34.39 ± 6.11

3.02 ± 1.71

17.62 ± 4.05

662.93 ± 241.24

 

40

154.63 ± 19.12

95.11 ± 6.53

3.65 ± 1.09

10.88 ± 3.11

44.98 ± 17.85

ANOVA

N addition (N)

80.09***

403.73***

87.93***

71.57***

0.47

 

Precipitation (P)

23.34***

74.22***

16.55***

16.62***

22.56***

 

N × P

8.17***

53.74***

17.75***

18.98***

0.48

  1. Mean and Standard Error values of four replicates are presented. Nem-C, BF-C, FF-C, PP-C, and OP-C represent the production carbon of total nematodes, bacterivores, fungivores, plant-parasites, and omnivores-predators, respectively. N0 and N10 represent control and N addition treatments (10 g N m−2 yr−1). ***P < 0.001